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April 27, 2026The 2026 Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist Has Been Announced
The international Griffin Poetry Prize has revealed its 2026 shortlist, narrowing a vast global field down to five collections.After reading 461 books submitted by publishers in 42 countries, judges Andrea ...
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April 24, 2026Ella Northcott's New Book Takes the Reader into the Everyday Life of a Wheelchair User
A simple, matter-of-fact approach shapes I Am a Wheelchair User (Saunders Book Company), which introduces young readers to mobility and accessibility through everyday experience.The book follows a wheelchair ...
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April 23, 2026Pippa Mackie Brings the Climate Fight Home in HURRICANE MONA
A climate protester is forced to take the fight back to her childhood home in Hurricane Mona, a comedy that builds its tension in close quarters. In this captivating work, Mona, newly sentenced to house ...
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April 16, 2026Tegan Quin Champions THE CURE FOR DROWNING to a Huge Win at CANADA READS 2026
Day Three of Canada Reads 2026 is usually where things get tense, and this year was no exception. With three books left, there was nowhere to hide and no easy consensus, just sharper arguments and a clearer ...
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April 14, 2026CANADA READS Mid-Week Roundup - Which Books Are Still in the Running?
Canada Reads is well underway, and this year’s competition brings together a strong and varied group of titles, each offering a distinct perspective on the theme of connection and understanding. Together, ...
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April 08, 2026A Short-Lived Community Lingers Long After it is Gone in TEMPORARY PALACES
A short-lived community leaves a long afterlife in Temporary Palaces (House of Anansi Press), a debut novel from Jeff Miller that circles back to one summer and ponders what, exactly, remains from that ...
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April 07, 2026Open Book Interviews Liz Johnston About Her Exciting Debut Novel, THE FALL-DOWN EFFECT
A single act of protest ripples outward through a family in The Fall-Down Effect (Book*hug Press), a debut that explores how public actions affect private lives. Set against a backdrop of environmental ...
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April 02, 2026A Classroom Celebration Leads to Important Questions in LITTLE BEE: THE BUZZ ABOUT THE PARTY
A class party sounds simple enough, until it starts to raise questions no one expected. In Little Bee: The Buzz About the Party (Annick Press), Bee is excited to plan a celebration with her friends, ...
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March 27, 2026A Long-Buried Secret Reshapes a Family’s Understanding of Itself in THE BREAKWATER by Leslie Shimotakahara
A long-buried secret reshapes a family’s understanding of itself in The Breakwater (Cormorant Books), a multigenerational story that moves between past and present to trace the impact of silence, displacement, ...
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March 24, 2026Read an Excerpt from SPRUCE TO CEDAR, the Debut Poetry Collection by Lasänmą
One unique life takes shape across northern and coastal landscapes in Spruce to Cedar (Brick Books), a debut collection that follows a young woman from childhood into early adulthood with a steady, unfiltered ...
